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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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